Build My First Agent

Getting It Running takes you from an empty machine to an assistant that answers you. Set at Brightline Supply, a small parts distributor, the module installs Python, connects to an AI model, and turns a single question into a consistent, always-on assistant.

Making It Do Things turns a talking assistant into one that does work for you. Set at Brightline Supply, the module gives the assistant your own material to read, its first tools to call, visibility into its choices, and the ability to work in multiple steps.

Giving It Memory lets the assistant remember what happened and work on real material. Set at Brightline Supply, the module adds conversation memory, manages the context limit, retrieves answers from a folder of documents, cites sources, and pauses for approval before risky actions.

When It Goes Wrong covers every way the agent breaks and what to do about each. Set at Brightline Supply, the module teaches reading errors, catching wrong answers, putting limits on runaway loops, fencing the agent in, and testing it before you trust it.

Making It Yours points the agent at your own work and keeps it running. Set at Brightline Supply, the module chooses a suitable task, rebuilds the agent around it, hands it to someone else, runs it unattended, and judges when not to use an agent at all.